Lowest counties for property taxes in the United States
Top 25 of 3144 counties with data.
Ranked by effective property tax rate (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first.
Lowest counties for property taxes in the United States
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Copper River, AK0.07% County page | |
| 02 | Northwest Arctic, AK0.13% County page | |
| 03 | Aleutians East, AK0.15% County page | |
| 04 | East Feliciana, LA0.15% County page | |
| 05 | Choctaw, AL0.17% County page | |
| 06 | Maui, HI0.17% County page | |
| 07 | Jackson, CO0.17% County page | |
| 08 | Avoyelles, LA0.20% County page | |
| 09 | Kauai, HI0.21% County page | |
| 10 | West Carroll, LA0.21% County page | |
| 11 | Bethel, AK0.22% County page | |
| 12 | Clay, AL0.22% County page | |
| 13 | Bibb, AL0.22% County page | |
| 14 | Washington, AL0.23% County page | |
| 15 | Slope, ND0.23% County page | |
| 16 | Gilpin, CO0.23% County page | |
| 17 | Kusilvak, AK0.24% County page | |
| 18 | Las Animas, CO0.24% County page | |
| 19 | Lamar, AL0.25% County page | |
| 20 | Randolph, AL0.25% County page | |
| 21 | East Carroll, LA0.26% County page | |
| 22 | Tensas, LA0.26% County page | |
| 23 | Rich, UT0.26% County page | |
| 24 | La Plata, CO0.26% County page | |
| 25 | Cullman, AL0.26% County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks every US county by effective property tax rate, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For property taxes, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh property taxes against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of effective property tax rate.
Frequently asked questions
- Which US county has the lowest property taxes?
- Copper River, AK has the lowest property taxes in the United States, at 0.07%.
- What is the property taxes in Copper River, AK?
- Copper River, AK is ranked #1 in the United States for property taxes, at 0.07%.
- What are the top US counties for property taxes?
- Copper River, AK (0.07%), then Northwest Arctic, AK (0.13%), and Aleutians East, AK (0.15%). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
- How is this property taxes ranking calculated?
- Counties in the United States are ranked by effective property tax rate (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
- Are these property tax mill rates or the tax bill on a house?
- These are county mill rates (the property tax rate), not the dollar bill on a specific house. The bill also depends on assessed value, exemptions, and local levies. The ranking uses the county rate so places can be compared on the same unit.
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US Counties With the Lowest Property Taxes, state by state
The same ranking, scoped to a single state.
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- Alaska
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- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
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- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
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- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
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- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
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- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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